This comes as his former National Security advisor Michael Flynn is reportedly seeking immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony to the fbi and congressional investigators. We will speak with Professor Robert david english, who wrote a piece for Foreign Affairs. Then u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is meeting with nato after his visit to turkey yesterday, despite concerns turkey is sliding toward a dictatorship. I am deeply honored and proud as a representative of the American People to pay my respects to the turkish nation and to this great leader. Amy finally, our immigration agents targeting a document it organizers for their political work . That is the question many are asking after three prominent immigrant rights activists in vermont were jailed by ice. We speak with two of them after their release. I am sure they sought me out because of the work i am doing to defend human rights, and not for anything else. What they wanted to do was get into the community
Syrian war began over six years ago. The move comes after the u. S. Accused assads forces of using the shayrat airbase to carry out a chemical weapons attack that killed 86 people, including at least 30 children. Syria denies carrying out the attack. We will host a roundtable discussion. Then to capitol hill where senators invoke the Nuclear Option that will allow Supreme Court justices to become confirmed possible majority. The Nuclear Option means the end of a long history of consensus on Supreme Court nominations. It weakens the standing of the senate as a whole. As a check on the president s ability to shape the judiciary. Amy the vote ins a democratic led filibuster aimed at blocking Neil Gorsuchs confirmation for the Supreme Court. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. U. S. Warships fired a barrage of missiles into syria thursday evening, in the first direct u. S. Assault on the Syrian Government sin
And economic warfare. Shes just back from afghanistan and is now among 20 peace activists who are on day five of a vigil and fast in front of the United Nations to protest the ongoing u. S. Support for the saudi bombing of yemen. Were hoping to this fast and vigil, people all across the United States will start to recognize we cannot turn the other way and ignore what is happening in yemen. We also hope to bring people attention tobring south sudan, nigeria, somalia, countries nearby which are also nearing a trio of near famine conditions. Amy then hundreds of undocumented immigrants are on Hunger Strike to protest the conditions and extremely low wages at the forprofit northwest to Tension Center in tacoma, washington. Rodriguez. S jonathan i would like people to know that im on a Hunger Strike, not just for me, but for everyone out there in the future. Amy the Hunger Strikers are demanding better food, hygiene, and medical care within the prison, which is owned by the major private P
Reaction. But first, the death toll in haiti from Hurricane Matthew that continues to rise. More than 330 bodies have been discovered so far as waters recede from the most powerful storm to hit the caribbean in a decade. We will speak with haitianamerican novelist Edwidge Danticat. We will look at how the medias nonstop coverage of the storm has failed to address the role of Climate Change. Then, a serial killer of women goes to jail this week after a tip from a murder victims mother listening to democracy now there are those who would say that justice delayed is justice denied. I think we have now demonstrated that that is not always the case. Thatss my only regret is this could have happened 53 years ago, maybe there would have only been one victim. Amy we will speak with Jerry Mitchell, the johnson advocate reporter who broke the cold case and with mary rose, the mother of Annette Craver vail, one of the murder victims. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , demo
Four other africanamerican and latino teenagers were arrested for beating and raping a white woman jogger in new york citys central park. They became know as the central park five. Donald trump took out fullpage ads in four new york newspapers calling for their execution. Then in 2002, their convictions were vacated after the real rapist came forward, confessed to the crime, his dna matched. The central park five served between seven and 13 years in jail each for the assault. New york city ultimately settled with them for 41 million. But as late as last week, donald trump still claimed they were guilty. We will speak with yusef salaam, one of the central park five. He recently wrote in the Washington Post, donald trump wont leave me alone. Policies that come allies the personal use of drugs. Every 25 seconds, someone is arrested in the united eighth for possessing drugs for the personal use. Arrestshe country, more for drug possession than any other crime. Over 1. 20 5 million arrest f